Tag: Antitrust
France: Sony offers concessions in antitrust probe
In the context of a litigation procedure opened before the Autorité, Sony offered commitments to make its licensing policy more transparent to third parties...
Rule of Law Crisis, Judiciary and Competition Law
By Maciej Bernatt (University of Warsaw)
This article discusses the implications of the rule of law crisis on a core area of EU law: competition...
US: Volkswagen denies antitrust allegation by parts maker Prevent
Volkswagen on Tuesday, November 19, rejected claims it had engaged in anti-competitive behavior after parts supplier Prevent Group sued the German carmaker in the...
US: DOJ moves to end Paramount antitrust decrees
The Department of Justice will seek to end the Paramount consent decrees, the landmark agreements that have barred studios from owning theaters for the...
US: FTC to review antitrust laws as a result of tech...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking at whether the legal thresholds to bring antitrust suits need to be modified to confront today’s biggest...
US: House antitrust chair suggests halting major tech mergers until after...
According to Politico, the House lawmaker leading a sweeping investigation into tech competition on Wednesday, November 13, floated the prospect of preventing major Silicon...
US: LVS billionaire wants antitrust suit tossed
Los Vegas Sands (LVS) billionaire and owner of the Las Vegas-Review Journal (LVRJ) Sheldon Adelson has entered a motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit...
US: Allergan pays $750M to settle Namenda antitrust charges
Allergan will pay US$750 million to direct and indirect purchasers of its Alzheimer's disease medication Namenda, resolving a class action suit that alleged the...
US: Sutter Health settles antitrust suit
Sutter Health, a large nonprofit health care system with 24 hospitals, 34 surgery centers and 5,500 physicians across Northern California, has reached a preliminary...
EU: Google’s antitrust appeal hearings scheduled for February
Google’s appeal against a US$2.64 billion fine for antitrust practices in the EU will be heard by a court over a three-day period in...
